Yathrib

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  1. 1
    the original name of Medina before the advent of Islam historical

    "Muhammad did not have to wait more than a few years before the first signs of victory began to loom on the horizon, in the direction of Yathrib."

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"Muhammad did not have to wait more than a few years before the first signs of victory began to loom on the horizon, in the direction of Yathrib."

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic يَثْرِب (yaṯrib).

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